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0. SPIEGLE, Jr.

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No. 562,674. Patented June 23, 1896.

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ATTORNEYS.

ANDREW IQGRMMKPNOTO-I-RHOVWASHINGTON. O C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES SPIEGLE, J R., OF PASSAIC, NEWV JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO DONALDSONBROTHERS, NEW YORK, Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 562,674, dated June 23,1896.

Application filed April 4,1896. serial No. 586,165. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES SPIEGLE, J r., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Passaic, in the county of Passaic and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved toy, which is preferably made frompaper or other suitable material, and adapted either to be cut out bychildren and placed into shape so as to form a flower-pot, bouquet, &c.,or which can be cut out into shape by means of dies, so as to be readyto be made up into a flowerpot or bouquet; and the invention consists ofa toy which comprises a conical body in the nature of a pot or vesselmade of a blank provided with looking devices at the edges, a horizontalportion or web provided with looking devices connecting with the conicalbody, said horizontal portion or web being provided with angular slits,and a number of objects in the form of flowers provided at their lowerends with lugs for engaging the angular slits in the horizontal portionof the body, so as to represent, when supported thereon, apot withflowers, vase with flowers, or other object, as willbe fully describedhereinafter, and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofmy improved toy arranged in the nature of a flower-pot. Fig. 2 is ablank of the body, showing the means for locking the ends of the sametogether. Fig. 3 is a top view of the horizontal portion or web of thebody; and Figs. 4 and 5 are front views of objects made in the form offlowers, provided with means for interlocking with the horizontalportion or web of the body.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a conical body formed in thenature of a pot, vase, or other vessel, which body is made of a singlesegmental blank A, that is provided with overlapping ends a a, and withmeans for locking the ends together, which means consist of a long slit0, for the passage of one end a, a lug of, and a shorter slit (4adjacent to and parallel with the long slit a The upper part of theconical body A is provided at diiferent points of its circumference withparallel slits a a, through which the radial lugs b of a horizontalportion or web B are passed, said lugs being first passed outwardlythrough the upper slits a and then returned inwardly through the lowerslits a, as shown in Fig. 1. The horizontal circular portion or web 13is provided with a number of slits d, preferably of angular shape, intowhich are inserted objects 0, which are preferably in the nature offlowers, leaves, &c., as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, each of which beingprovided at its lower end or base with a lug e, that passes through thelonger portion of the slit (1, and an extension 6', provided with ashorter lug or portion 6 which latter is inserted through the angularportion of the slit (1, so that thereby a double support and stay of theobjects 0 with the horizontal portion or web 13 is produced.

By grouping the objects 0 in proper rela tive position toward each otheron the surface of the horizontal portion or web B the appear- 7 5 anceof a flower-pot, vase with flowers, &c., is obtained, as shown inFig. 1. The objects 0 may be made up in other shapes, as I do not desireto confine myself specially to the representation of flowers. The bodymay be made likewise in any other fanciful shape, as desired, and beprinted with the web B and objects 0 in suitable colors on paper to beout out by the children or cut out by dies, so as to be put together, itforming in either case an attractive and artistic toy for children.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A toy, composed of a tubular body, a 0 horizontalportion or web, means for connecting said horizontal portion or web withthe tubular body, said horizontal portion or web being provided withslits, and objects, pro vided with lugs at the lower ends, and adaptedto be supported on the horizontal portion or web, substantially as setforth.

2. A toy, composed of a tubular supportingbody provided with parallelslits in its circumference, a horizontal portion or web pro- Ioovided'with radial-lugs" interlocking-with the my'inventionlhav'esignedmy'name ill-presparallel slits-0f the body, and with angular-ence"0ftwo subscribing;- witnesses; slits, and objects provided withlugs at their bases for interlocking with the slits of the I CHAS.SPIEGLE, JR. 5 horizontal portion or Web, substantially as setVitnesses:

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In testimony that I'cltim the fOregOinga-s GEO. W. JAEKEL.

